YOU do not need deep pockets to own the latest electronic goods.

From next Friday to Sunday, discounts of up to 90 per cent will be offered on items such as LCD televisions and digital cameras from leading brands at The Home Electronics Fair.

THERE has never been a better time to soak up Singapore's waterfront experience - and the latest attraction there, the Marina Barrage, takes this to a whole new level.

Sure, a ride in a glass-fronted capsule on the nearby Singapore Flyer will give you a quick high, but the panoramic views at the $226-million barrage are something you can take in at your leisure, with nothing between you and the seabreeze cooling your face and it is free.

ACCLAIMED British writer and historian William Dalrymple will take his audience on a ride through India's rich past in a reading today in Singapore - and in the process, have a brush with his own past, on his first visit here.